Chapter 509: Xuantian Escape Holy Envoy

Li Fan noticed the parts Zhao Shijie had deliberately omitted from her words, and his heart stirred.

However, he didn't probe further.

Although they were Dao companions, as the Dao Child of the Grand Dao Sect, she was destined to encounter highly confidential matters.

It was normal for her not to be able to speak plainly.

"Regardless, Transmitting Dharma's act of seizing and publicizing the 'Primal True Scripture of the Grand Supreme' indirectly saved countless cultivators, which can be considered a great deed of merit," Li Fan sighed.

Suddenly, as if something occurred to him, Li Fan paused slightly.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Shijie noticed Li Fan's unusual behavior and asked, somewhat surprised.

"'Reversing the laws of heaven...'" Li Fan turned his head and stared directly at Zhao Shijie.

"'Cultivation of multiple laws simultaneously is forbidden – isn't that also a law of heaven and earth? If a cultivator could reverse this law and achieve Immortality, wouldn't the Xuanhuang Realm be saved?'"

Zhao Shijie was silent for a moment, then shook her head slightly: "You're right, there were indeed several seniors who wanted to do that."

"But without exception, they all failed."

"The stronger the laws of heaven and earth, the harder it is to reverse them. The prohibition against cultivating multiple laws simultaneously is a change that naturally arose as a countermeasure by heaven and earth against us cultivators."

"Upon closer examination, this law had already been reversed once before. To reverse it again, the difficulty would be more than doubled."

"Otherwise, with countless prodigies within the Ten Immortal Sects, why has no one gone to reverse the principles of Transmitting Dharma Heavenly Venerate and completely shatter the foundation of the new laws?"

Zhao Shijie explained to Li Fan.

Li Fan carefully pondered the meaning of her words and fell into deep thought.

After three years of chaos, cultivators seemed to have gradually grown accustomed to the days when cultivating multiple laws was forbidden.

It was merely that their cultivation realms could not be advanced, which conveniently saved them the effort of daily cultivation. They spent their days idly wandering and playing within the sect.

Life was not bad, after all.

As for those with extraordinary talent, they were given the privilege of cultivating a single law exclusively, arranged by the sect elders.

Zhao Shijie was also among them.

Although the "Impermanent Spirit-Profound True Scripture" she was currently cultivating was significantly weaker than the "Heaven-Slaying Grand Dao Scripture," it was still sufficient for her to cultivate to the Immortality realm.

However, Zhao Shijie, with her extremely high aspirations, naturally wouldn't be content with mediocrity.

As the saying goes, "Once you've seen the great ocean, other waters are not worth admiring." After personally cultivating and experiencing the world's most exquisite cultivation methods, practicing a lesser one truly felt like chewing on wax.

So, she turned her attention to the two remaining cultivation methods of the Profound Heaven Sect.

After some deliberation, she still chose the "Heaven's Lament and Earth's Sorrow Scripture."

"'Heaven weeps and earth mourns, the whole world is sorrowful. This method is only half a step inferior to the Heaven-Slaying Grand Dao Scripture!'" Zhao Shijie remarked.

"'The Profound Heaven Sect truly deserves its past status as the ruler of the entire Xuanhuang Realm. A single Dharma King could possess so many exquisite cultivation methods. I truly wonder how many treasures that escaped Holy Emissary carried with them back then,' Zhao Shijie casually sighed."

"'Holy Emissary? The Profound Heaven Sect's Holy Emissary?' Li Fan asked with some curiosity. 'That person actually managed to escape the pursuit of the Ten Immortal Sects?'"

"'Yes, not only did they escape, but they also took the Profound Heaven Sect's supreme treasure, the Profound Heaven Mirror. Since then, there has been no news, and they've vanished. Even though the Ten Sects searched the entire Xuanhuang Realm, they couldn't find a trace of him.'"

Zhao Shijie shook her head, skipping over the topic.

"'Junior Brother, we haven't cultivated together in a long time...'" A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she whispered.

"'Heh...'" Li Fan understood implicitly, pulled Zhao Shijie into the secret chamber, and then sealed off the surrounding space.

The peaceful days did not last long.

Li Fan didn't know the situation outside. However, when the Grand Dao Sect saw its first disciple whose lifespan had ended because they couldn't break through their cultivation realm,

A wave of anxiety and unease began to spread among everyone.

Li Fan attended the funeral of this cultivator named Zhu Jun.

It was very simple: the body was hastily cremated and, according to Zhu Jun's wishes, buried on a hillside.

The atmosphere of the funeral was not overly sorrowful, but Li Fan clearly saw the sadness of "the fox mourning the death of the rabbit" in the eyes of all participating cultivators.

Not long after, a prophecy began to circulate within the Grand Dao Sect: "Yesterday Zhu Jun, today you all, tomorrow your demise!"

Within the Grand Dao Sect, there were Immortality-realm cultivators suppressing them.

Even if they wanted to resist, they couldn't change the situation.

Rather than die so ignominiously on the mountain, it would be better to go down to seek a glimmer of hope!

Influenced by the news of Zhu Jun's death, many disciples, holding such thoughts, simply took the initiative to abandon the Grand Dao Sect's cultivation methods and applied to go down the mountain to seek a way out.

Sect Master Ji Changxi was not heartless; he granted the disciples' requests.

He also promised that if they ever found themselves at a dead end and regretted their decision, they could return at any time.

Several disciples were so moved that tears streamed down their faces, and they changed their minds. They decided to remain within the sect and share its fate, for better or worse.

However, a small number of cultivators still insisted on leaving the mountain.

Ji Changxi did not stop them.

Without these unstable elements, the Grand Dao Sect once again became peaceful.

However, anyone with discernment could see that beneath the apparent tranquility lay a continuously accumulating terror, ready to explode at any moment.

Just half a year later, some of the cultivators who had gone down the mountain returned, weeping and shouting, outside the sect gates.

They cried out their pleas outside the sect's protective array, begging the Sect Master to let them return.

And when they returned to the sect and recounted the situation outside, the surviving Grand Dao Sect cultivators realized how incredibly fortunate they were.

Because cultivating multiple laws simultaneously was forbidden, the outside world had now completely transformed into a horrifying slaughterhouse.

The peace of yesteryear was utterly gone.

One could be walking along peacefully, and suddenly a cultivator might emerge, launching an unceasing attack.

Solely for the sake of any cultivation methods they might possess.

The Grand Dao Sect disciples who had gone down the mountain had already abandoned their cultivation methods and only had a few magic artifacts for self-defense. How could they survive in such an environment?

To return to the sect alive, despite being heavily injured, was already a stroke of luck.

These individuals lost their courage from then on, no longer mentioning cultivation, simply idling away their days within the sect, waiting for death.

The other Grand Dao Sect disciples also felt a deep sense of unease.

They no longer spoke of going down the mountain.

On this day.

"'Senior Sister, have you noticed that something is wrong?' Li Fan found Zhao Shijie and asked with a solemn expression."

"'Huh? Is there a problem with cultivating the methods?' Zhao Shijie, uncharacteristically, was in a daze."

After a long pause, she finally reacted, frowning as she asked.

"'Why do I see many disciples constantly coughing?' Li Fan noticed his Senior Sister's unusual state, his eyes flickered, but he didn't ask further."

Instead, he brought up the strange phenomenon he had discovered.

"'Coughing? That's impossible, isn't it? Even though their cultivation methods have been abandoned, their realms are still there. Can cultivators get sick like mortals?'"

As Zhao Shijie spoke, she swept her spiritual sense outwards.

Upon seeing what was happening, her expression drastically changed.

Disregarding Li Fan, she directly flew out and appeared before a sickly-looking disciple.